MARCEL P.

BLACK
MENTOR PROFILE CPAR

The Label conscious rapper can be an understatement, but that

doesnt faze Bryan Marcel Williams, who makes music as Marcel P. Black. I
dont care. Nobody criticizes mainstream rappers for glamorizing Black Death
or black violence, misogyny or rape, Williams said. Bryan Williams, a 32
year old Southern University Graduate from Oklahoma, has been rapping
since his cousins taught him LL cool Js Im bad, at six years old. At 18
years old, Williams started recording music with rap group The Outland.
The son of a social worker and a juvenile probation officer, social issues
have always been on his mind which is why I feel he can contribute to our
research project. The trick, Williams said, is to put the lyrical content he is
passionate about into music that is modern. He said conscious rap is too
often stuck in a backwards-looking rut of boring drum beats and depressing
moods. He cited the success of his 2013 release Trap Hop a hard-hitting
project that mixes club-ready beats with lyrics focused on black
empowerment. I have the turn-up right next to the socioeconomic stuff,
Williams said with a laugh. But for Williams, making music about community
issues is only half the battle.
From the pulpits and street corners of Ardmore, OK comes Bryan
Marcel Williams. Once a member of an underground hip hop collective, Black
ventured out into solo territories and has been on a steady mission to
revolutionize the way you think of, listen to and view hip hop music. Though
inspired by multiple musical genres and great emcees, Black's greatest
influence as a hip hop artist can be found within himself. An ever evolving
entity, Marcel P. Black at one time or another has been a misguided soul
influenced by gang culture, an athlete, a band geek, a militant and a mentor
but at all times has been authentically a man, authentically him.